By now, the story seems all too familiar to us at HouseHunt: an agent finds a way to adapt to their current market and thanks to the system provided by HouseHunt, they’ve found a way to survive and prosper in a marketplace that has sent scores of lesser agent packing their bags over the past few months.
That said, just because it’s a story we hear all the time at HouseHunt, it doesn’t make it any less extraordinary! From coast-to-coast, our agents are reporting story after story of achieving success in their real estate market and some … well, some are even having their best year ever!
Surprising Sale in California
Keller Williams agent Melody Russell is no stranger to success and doing deals with HouseHunt. She has done very well working HouseHunt leads and this story is one more to her credit. Melody shared with HouseHunt that she received a buyer lead that listed $300K as their maximum price range, lower than average in the Santa Cruz County, CA area Melody works, but Melody works every lead the same and stuck with this person for nine months.
The end result was the purchase of a $1.25 million dollar house. He was a cash buyer! That means the transaction will close in 11 total days because no financing is needed. Furthermore, the buyer explained to Melody that after the deal closes, he wants to search for investment properties with her. This is all a great testament to the quality of HouseHunt’s leads, perseverance paying off, and never judging a book by its cover!
Doubled Sales from Last Year
Matt Marples of Marples & Associates recently told HouseHunt how fantastic business has been in the past year and a half: Twenty transactions in 2008 and a projected 40 closed transactions in 2009, all from HouseHunt.
Despite a brutal local market and falling home prices, Marples is proving that buyers are still out there and that HouseHunt has access to them. As a result, their company is growing and their income is continually growing. There’s nothing more exciting than doubling your gross production and thriving in business, while competitors and others in the industry are disappearing. HouseHunt is the core reason for their success and the future is exciting for this team.
Great First Year for a Keller Agent
Dan Lind in the Atlanta, GA area recently shared with HouseHunt that his time as a HouseHunt member has been exciting and profitable.
“I have been very busy thanks to HouseHunt,” Dan said.
Since starting with HouseHunt in March 2008, Dan has closed several transactions and the total selling prices accumulate to just over $3.3 million dollars. His take home portion is more than enough to keep Dan motivated and very happy.
Dan has even invested time in calculating his leads from HouseHunt. He concluded that out of approximately 20 leads, 2 will be ready to purchase in a month or so. A few others are typically looking to buy within the next year. That is future income and Dan keeps track of those individuals so as to reap the benefits down the line.
“I have also built up a good strong database of very good potential buyers, which I hope to convert to sales in the next couple of months or a year,” Dan explained.
“I thank you for living up to your end of the deal. As I get better at utilizing web leads, I hope my numbers will improve,” Dan added.
Just over a year and Dan’s real estate business has truly taken off. The future looks bright and he knows HouseHunt is the key to his current and coming success.